U.S. Forest Service Discourages Backcountry Camping In Panthertown Valley

November 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

In the last five years, I've noticed a lot more backcountry visitors to Panthertown Valley during my day and overnight hikes in the area. It seems the bears have followed. The US Forest Service in North Carolina issed this alert on October 29th: JACKSON COUNTY, N.C. — The U.S. Forest Service is discouraging people from backcountry camping and from bringing food into the Panthertown Valley area of the Nantahala Ranger District, Nantahala National Forest, following several bear encounters. … [Read more...]

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Yellowstone 2002, Heart Lake – Trip Video

September 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

This is a slideshow from a 2002 hike in Yellowstone National Park.  We started the 23 mile backpacking trip in the southwestern corner of  the Park and hiked past campsites on the Snake River, Basin Creek Lake, and Heart Lake.  You will notice charred and downed trees from the 1988 fires in the video and plenty of thermal features and wildlife.  There's also a few slides from Jackson, WY and Red Lodge, MT where we stayed before and after the hike. … [Read more...]

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The Moose Is Loose

August 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Dork Tourists:  The Weasel gets his first Moose sighting, and yes the "Moose Is Loose".  Maybe they should have pulled the van a little closer. … [Read more...]

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The Mouse Jumpeth

August 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Meet our cabin guest - at least one of them.  This is why my Mom hasn't been back to the cabin since 1981.   … [Read more...]

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Video Of A Canadian Black Bear

August 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

This video of a Canadian black bear was shot in 2007 by Morgan "Monodeep" Mitra on the annual pilgrimage to Ontario, Canada.  Despite our best attempt at getting mauled - this one showed no interest. … [Read more...]

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Episode 7: Global Backpacker

April 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

In Episode 7, Phillip (aka the World Wide Wanderer) talks about growing up with his family on military bases around the world and his post-college travels around the globe. The interview offers insight in to places like Nepal's Annapurna Circuit, Peru's Machu Pichu, Greece's Samaria Gorge, and Egypt's Mount Sinai (the pilgrimage site of St. Catherine Monastery). In the podcast, Phillip talks about his front country and backcountry experiences, some memorable moments on the trail, and the most … [Read more...]

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Episode 6: 90’s Backpacking

February 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

In Episode 6, Kirk (aka SoulGlo) and John (aka Hawkeye) talk about their introduction to backpacking in the early 1990's. In the show, we discuss trips to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and hikes from Newfound Gap to Ice Water Springs Shelter, Charlie's Bunion, Peck's Corner Shelter, Mt. LeConte, n2backpacking.com/hikes/north-carolina and Kephart Shelter. Kirk's fear of bears is quickly diverted to fear off the aggressive Smoky Mountain shelter mouse and he offers some strategies for … [Read more...]

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